Akron Public Library

When a lizard hatches from the egg Leonard finds in the park, he names it Buster and takes it all around the city, but Buster grows bigger and bigger until Leonard realizes he must devise a way to return his pet to the deepest, darkest part of the park and set him free.

In the tradition of OLD YELLER comes the heartwarming friendship between a boy and his Tyrannosaurus Rex. When Ely's beloved dog, Tommy, is hit by a car, he goes to his grandpa's house for the summer to get his mind off things. While exploring a nearby cave one day he discovers a full-grown but friendly Tyrannosaurus Rex. As the news of the dinosaur grows around town, so does the friendship between Ely and his Jurassic pet. But Randy, the mean...

A little boy wonders about what it would be like to have a triceratops for a pet and imagines playing fetch, teaching her tricks, and cuddling up with her at the end of the night.

There's a new bicycle exhibit at the museum, and Danny is inspired to learn how to a ride a bike-with help from his buddy the dinosaur, of course! But OUCH! From running over his friend's tail to falling off the bike, Danny learns it takes a lot of tries to learn something new. Readers first fell in love with Danny and his prehistoric pal in the I Can Read classic Danny and the Dinosaur, created by Syd Hoff in 1958. Now the popular pair is together...